Specifications

MIDI Control Surfaces Guide8
Overview of Control Surface
Parameters
In addition to on-screen fader and knob control,
your MIDI control surface can access basic
Pro Tools commands for creating selections and
regions, setting zoom views and Memory Loca-
tions, and enabling online or offline status,
along with some modifier key controls whose
functions correspond to their computer key-
board equivalents. The switch functions for sup-
ported MIDI control surfaces are listed in the
chapters for the respective control surfaces.
Removing a MIDI Control Surface
As long as your MIDI control surface is enabled
in the Peripherals dialog, Pro Tools will auto-
matically scan the ports for your MIDI control
surface each time the program launches.
With the exception of the Mackie HUI, if en-
abled control surfaces are not found, Pro Tools
will continue to behave as if they are connected.
For example, bank outlines will still appear for
your control surface. If you disconnect your
MIDI control surface and continue to use
Pro Tools, reconfigure Pro Tools to reflect this
change.
To remove an enabled MIDI control surface:
1 Choose Setups > Peripherals and click MIDI
Control Surfaces.
2 Under MIDI Controllers, choose None from
the Type pop-up menu for the control surface
you want to remove.
3 Repeat as needed to remove additional control
surfaces.
4 Click OK when you have finished.
Using Multiple Control Surfaces
You can use any combination of up to four dif-
ferent types of MIDI control surfaces simulta-
neously. Each control surface will be indicated
in Pro Tools using color outlines of the Track
Name in the Mix and Edit windows, or controls
(such as with plug-ins) associated with each de-
vice.
Outlines are also colored to identify the cur-
rently focused insert, send, or track. When more
than one control surface is active on a given
track, that track name in the Edit and Mix win-
dows will be highlighted in white.
MIDI Control Surface Width and
Bank Swapping
In the Peripherals dialog, the #Ch’s pop-up
menu indicates the number of fader channels
for your MIDI control surface. Once this is set,
bank swapping is optimized for the current con-
trol surface configuration.
In Pro Tools you can swap banks of 8 to 64
channel strips at a time (depending on the type
of MIDI control surface and total number of fad-
ers available), or shift the bank over one channel
strip at a time.
Pro Tools shows which tracks are currently un-
der remote control by outlining the Track Name
in the Edit and Mix windows in the color desig-
nated under the MIDI Controllers tab in the Pe-
ripherals dialog.
Each MIDI control surface type has its own con-
trols for bank swapping. These commands are
covered in the chapters for the respective con-
trol surfaces.